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Change "its original" to "the first", which reads better and emphasises its significance.
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The '''WikiWikiWeb''' is the world's first and longest-running wiki, focusing on {{tag|People}}, {{tag|Projects}} and {{tag|Patterns}} in software development. | The '''WikiWikiWeb''' is the world's first and longest-running wiki, focusing on {{tag|People}}, {{tag|Projects}} and {{tag|Patterns}} in software development. | ||
The first wiki engine was developed in the {{tag|Perl}} programming language in 1994 by [[WardCunningham|Ward Cunningham]], and was based on a HyperCard stack that Cunningham designed for {{tag|collaboration}} with his former colleagues at Tektronix in Portland, Oregon. In early February 2015, the process began of moving the content from the old Perl-based software at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki to the new [[Federated wiki (wiki)]] software at http://c2.fed.wiki.org. | |||
WikiWikiWeb was {{tag|FoundedIn1995}}, and is part of the {{tag|RealNamesNetwork}} and {{tag|WikiWikiWebAndItsSisterSites}}. It has also been informally called '''Wards Wiki''', as an homage to its creator. | WikiWikiWeb was {{tag|FoundedIn1995}}, and is part of the {{tag|RealNamesNetwork}} and {{tag|WikiWikiWebAndItsSisterSites}}. It has also been informally called '''Wards Wiki''', as an homage to its creator. | ||